I'll want your library, john -- Thanks! Terry On Mar 29, 3:01 pm, John Rehwinkel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah. Looks like several of us got/won them. > > > Ummm, I didn't realize it is only for the board (not the kit). > > > So, ummm, don't know how to use it. Might have to give it to someone when > > I get it. > > It's really not hard to use. I soldered the six-pin header to the board, > popped it into a breadboard > with a Boarduino (it's like an Arduino, but plugs into a breadboard) and > connected four wires (ground, > +5V, reset, and serial TX). I modified the Noritake library (they provide > source on the CD with the display) > to work like an Arduino library (this wasn't hard, it was written for an > AVR), and wrote a trivial "Hello, world!" program. > > http://www.vitriol.com/images/tech/noritake.jpg > > It works! You just send the thing serial commands, and it does them. The > Noritake library deals > with all the low-level stuff, so you just make library calls. Here's the > entire program: > > #include <config.h> > #include <interface.h> > #include <Noritake_VFD_GU7000.h> > > Noritake_VFD_GU7000 vfd; > > void setup() { > vfd.GU7000_reset(); > vfd.GU7000_init(); > vfd.GU7000_setFontSize(1,1,false); > > } > > void loop() { > vfd.print("Hello, NEONIXIE-L!\n"); > > } > > Once I've cleaned up my somewhat-hacky port of the Noritake library to > Arduino, anybody want it? > > - John
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